Carmelo Anthony is one of the highest-paid and most powerful players in the NBA and had the most popular NBA jersey based on sales in 2012-2013. He’s also an investor, starting venture-capital firm M7 Tech Partners with Stuart Goldfarb, former CEO of Bertelsmann Direct North America, in 2013. It has invested over $300 million in companies like Lyft, SeatGeek and education company Andela. Carmelo runs an eponymous foundation that provides millions to charities, and the Giving Back Fund named him eighth on its list of 30 celebrity philanthropists in America.

La La Anthony is a force in her own right. The New York Times called her the “First Lady of the NBA” because of her ability to connect people and know everyone. She is a former MTV VJ, has 4.8 million followers on Instagram, has published two self-motivation books—her first, The Love Playbook, was a New York Times bestseller—and was a producer of the 2016 Broadway drama Eclipsed, which starred Lupita Nyong'o and won a Tony

Why they are a power couple

Carmelo Anthony is one of the highest-paid and most powerful players in the NBA and had the most popular NBA jersey based on sales in 2012-2013. He’s also an investor, starting venture-capital firm M7 Tech Partners with Stuart Goldfarb, former CEO of Bertelsmann Direct North America, in 2013. It has invested over $300 million in companies like Lyft, SeatGeek and education company Andela. Carmelo runs an eponymous foundation that provides millions to charities, and the Giving Back Fund named him eighth on its list of 30 celebrity philanthropists in America.

La La Anthony is a force in her own right. The New York Times called her the “First Lady of the NBA” because of her ability to connect people and know everyone. She is a former MTV VJ, has 4.8 million followers on Instagram, has published two self-motivation books—her first, The Love Playbook, was a New York Times bestseller—and was a producer of the 2016 Broadway drama Eclipsed, which starred Lupita Nyong'o and won a Tony

How they met

Carmelo sent a bottle of Moët & Chandon over to La La’s table after spotting her at a New York City club.